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    President Franklin Roosevelt had a plan to relieve the effects of the Great Depression as he took office in 1933. He helped devise a set of government projects and social programs known as the New Deal. Roosevelt soothed anxious Americans with "fireside chats" urging them to leave their money in the banks‚ which helped stabilize the economy. New bills and acts supported farmers‚ union workers and homeowners. The Works Progress Administration gave jobs to the unemployed during the Second New Deal

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    next 4 to 5 days’ global stock prises fella whopping 23%. Statistics showed by 1933‚ unemployment had risen from a low 3% to a staggering 25%. The great depression was one of the most worldwide effected economic downfalls that challenged mainly America and throughout Europe’s social state‚ financial state and trading system. It was 1929‚ USA. The depression was caused by a number of serious weaknesses in the economy. It was beginning with a catastrophic collapse of stock market prices in October 1929

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    declares war on Russia. Germany declares war on Russia. Two days later Germany declares war on France. Later‚ Great Britain declares war on Germany. Alliances were formed‚ Germany and Austria-Hungary were known as the Central Powers. On the other side‚ United states‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia were known as the Allied powers. Japan joined the allies‚ and Italy later joined. ( page 411) The Great War created new weapon inventions like poison gas‚ machine guns‚ tanks‚ and submarines. (page 414) Opposing

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    with other countries to create these different types of machines. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain due to the wealth of natural resources and ports it had access to. Samuel Slater was the man who brought this revolution from Britain to America (NIHF 1). He brought the first cotton mill to America‚ which changed our textile industry forever. New inventions like the spinning jenny and the power loom made it possible for machines to do work that people used to do by hand. This made making

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    Patrick crane Lewis 5 People during The Great Depression Seven million people died during The Great Depression due to starvation. Many of those that did survive did so due to the goodwill of others. If they didn”t find the support of others‚ they often died or experienced very unpleasant lifestyles. The unemployment rate was 24 percent and many people didn’t have a lot of money which meant they could not afford to feed their families‚ so their kids often left home to find work. Because

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    Seabiscuit is about a surprisingly small horse that had crooked legs‚ and was considered a bad-racing horse‚ and how he became America’s lift during the great depression by making a comeback that no one even imagined was possible. The horse was ridden by a jockey‚ Red Pollard‚ who was half-blind and didn’t win any races before Seabiscuit. A man named Charles Howard bought the horse after going through a tragic loss of his son and divorcing his wife. He originally owned a bicycle shop then afterwards

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    During the Great Depression the American people suffer the worse of it from the Bread lines‚ Hooverville‚ and the degradation of the social norms. Before men went to ask for relief‚ Men exhausted their savings and borrowed from friends and family‚ their last option would the bread line. Also‚ many minorities suffered during the Great Depression‚ minorities were often the last to be hired and first to be fired. Also‚ farmers suffer as well‚ having purchased costly equipment for agriculture found it

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    affected people in many ways. Machines were built‚ jobs were lost‚ cities became overcrowded‚ young children started working‚ and poverty spread. Before the Industrial Revolution‚ most people lived in the countryside‚ which was quite isolated. People were generally poor‚ and often went to bed hungry. There were no machines. Those who weren’t involved in agriculture made their income with ‘cottage industries.’ This was usually sewing‚ household manufacturing‚ or lace-making. Most people were illiterate

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    The Great Awakening impacted the people in the 13 American colonies. Settlers were encouraged to disregard sectarian differences which brought religious‚ political‚ and cultural unity among the colonies. However‚ some churches divided into factions based on class ranks; for instance‚ “Old Sides” among Presbyterians and “Old Lights” among Congregationalist. Revivalism later resounded as “New Sides” and “Old Lights”. This event undermined traditional views of authority which contributed to the development

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    The Great Depression of the 1930s in Canada The Great Depression of the 1930 ’s is a benchmark for all depressions and recessions in the past and in the future. In the booklet "The Great Depression of the 1930s in Canada" ‚ Michiel Horn gives an intellectual dissection of the events that occurred during the Great Depression. Michiel Horn ’s approach leaves the reader with a foul taste for the Dirty Thirties. This essay will summarize Michiel Horns key points as well as discuss the ability

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